Bolingbrook Patch

08/11/2025

Police say a fugitive was previously charged with firing a gun during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 before he was pardoned by President Donald Trump. Now, he faces new charges of kidnapping and sexual assault. Full story in the link in the comments.

08/11/2025

On body camera video from his arrest, Diaz-Torres told officers he had finished an 18-hour shift at the ICE processing facility in Broadview at midnight. An hour and a half later, his SUV jumped a curb and plowed into a row of shrubs – barely missing a pole and a pedestrian crosswalk.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been accused of drunk driving while off the clock in Chicago's western suburbs.

07/11/2025

One of your neighbors published an article in the Obituaries section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

One of your neighbors posted in Obituaries. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

07/11/2025

A month after its Joliet location opened to huge lines of coffee drinkers, 7 Brew's plan to open another location at the former site of a Chili's restaurant was unanimously approved. Full story at the link in the comments.

07/11/2025

If you're seeing construction dirt all over town, here's why.

While Joliet may be the fourth largest city in Illinois, neighboring Shorewood now has considerably more new development underway.

07/11/2025

One of your neighbors published an article in the Obituaries section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

One of your neighbors posted in Obituaries. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

07/11/2025

Twenty-seven years after a suburban man vanished, police are hoping a "renewed appeal" will help solve the case. Anthony "Tony" Klama was reported missing after he failed to show up for work. Full story at the link in the comments.

07/11/2025

This week's photo roundup from across Illinois.

07/11/2025

As of 6:30 a.m., 79 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and 18 flights were canceled at Midway International Airport.

07/11/2025

Nearly 100 flights were canceled at Chicago airports on Friday morning, as airlines began cutting flights in response to a mandate from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce air traffic by 10 percent at 40 "high-volume" airports.

As of 6:30 a.m., 79 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and 18 flights were canceled at Midway International Airport.

07/11/2025

The cold blast will ease by the middle of next week.

07/11/2025

Are you ready for an "early taste of winter"? Snow and a "cold blast" are headed to the Chicago area. Full story at the link in the comments.